Patent · US Expired

Window mounted drying rack

US5725111A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
10References
4Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1996
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F57/12
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A window mounted drying rack adapted for use in association with a window frame and a window sill, the apparatus comprises a rack formed in a generally rectangular configuration and including a rear axle, a front bar and two parallel side bars, a plurality of interior rods being coupled between the side bars along the entire length of the side bars; and a clamp assembly including at least two C-shaped mounting members, each mounting member being pivotally coupled to the rear axle of the rack, two knobs each having a gripping end and a threaded upper end, each upper end being threadedly coupled through each C-shaped member, in an operative orientation each C-shaped member of the clamping assembly being positioned around a window sill, the knobs being tightened by a user to secure the clamps upon the window sill, a user then draping clothes over the rack and across the internal rods to affect drying of clothes.

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